Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-06-25
DAKOTA.

| izing an agricultural association.
Deadwoed business men have been invest
ing heavily in real estate In anticipation Of a
boom.
Deadwood is moving energetically to secure
the establishment Of reduction works In that
town.
Papers throughout the territory are boom
ing the division question with wonderful
unanimity.
Rev. A. A. Murphy has resigned the pas
torate OF the Huron Congregational church
because of i'll health.
S The Yankton G. A. r. post has purchased a
lot on which to erect = building. They have
| about 81 900 on hand.
Phillip Otterstrum, Of Sioux Falls. was
thrown out Of his buggy by a runaway horse
and knocked insensible.
Prof. Norton, who has been a member Of
the faculty of Yankton college for two years,
has resigned and removed to Noithiield,
Mimi.
An enterprising Huronite Is building
forty foot stern.wheel steamboat to navigate
the James river from there to Columbia, 100
miles.
George Stevens, a miner at the Gale 4
mine, near Deadwood, was Academia ,
killed on Saturday. He leaves a family iA
Kansas.
In a heated quarrel southwest OF fault on
on MONDAY a man named G. Wilson fot Ny
shot James Reed and then made his escape
Every effort is being made tc capture the
murderer.
The house Of Rev. B.. Metzkc, a German
Baptist minister of Campbell count was
consumed by fire last week. The hou- and
its contents were valued at $1,000 anu were
uninsured.
The commencement exercises Of the Yak
ton college concluded Wednesday and a re-
ception was held at night al the residence Of
Rev. joseph Ward. There was but one gradu-
ate, f. II. Pound.
Rapid City has a colored pugilist who Is
thirsty for honor CD and fame in the prize
ring. He declares his ability to knock out
any other man in the Hills not weighing 10
exceed 100 pounds.
Jacob Ware, who lived near Faulktor
Faux county, was drowned Wednesday ey'
ming while bathing in the Nixon river. IL
was An Austrian and has no relatives In th.s
country so far ms nown.
Elkhorn Review: Grandpa O'Leary, the
oldest man in this great northwest, was visit
ing in the village Friday and Saturday last.
He is ia years Of age and moves about as
well as some who are not over A..
S. Mccormack, of Sioux Falls, has beer
awarded the contract for building the LoaI
and Trust company's block at Waterfowl.
The stone, iron work and contractors all 90
from Sioux Falls for the new building.
A gentleman who is heavily interested in
Yankton in a financial way, is Of the opinion
that the business men should employ some
one to give his whole time to railroad mat
tiers. He offers to pay his share Of an assess
mcnt FOR that purpose.
Sitting Bulbs eldest daughter died recently
at Standing Rock and the old chief was i'm
pressed with the idea that tn proper way to
show his grief was to kin all hi enemies. He
accordingly made times Lively among the
tepees for several days.
A conductor aud brakeman on the Milwau
kce had a lively time Tuesday with a gang Of
of roughs who boarded The train and refused
to pay fare. The railroad men knocked the
other fellows cut in the hrst round and left
them to the tender mercies Of B~ridgewater
people.
The representatives. Of Desdwood, who in
terviewed the Fremont, Elthorn ard Missouri
Valley railroad officials respecting the liam
diate building Of that road to their town,
report much encouragement and the hope is
entertained that Deadwood may yet be the
railroad terminus this fall.
At Flandreau recently alightning rod agent
attempted to ravish the wife Of e.. w. Mills,
a farmer residing about ten miles Wost OF
there. He induced her to take hold Of the
handles Of an electric battery and while under
the influence Of the shock took advantage OF
her. He has not been arrested.
The mystery concerning the sudden death
of Henry Hopkins, near Rapid City, on the
evening of May %, seems TO grow deeper with
time. The coroner's jury returned a verdict
that death resulted ''from a violent blow,
causing dislscatlon Of the neck, said blow
having been inflicted by a blunt instrument in
some manner to the jury unknown
L. ". brown, OF rldnuldu, was Oh Hls way
to the house of a friend in Sioux Falls Satur.
day evening, when he was accosted by y high.
wayman and requested to throw up his hands.
The Flandrau man elevated bis dukes in such
a scientific manner that the would be robber
soon found himself sprswling on the ground,
completely knocked out in the first round
A careless chap left his team standing on
the street at Sioux Falls and the horses avail.
ed themselves OF the opportunity to run away.
They ran into a buggy which was passing
along the street and caused considerable dam
age, the nan IN the buggy narrowly escaping
serious injury. The police captured the run
away team and held 1t until the owner forked
over $40 for the damages resulting from his
carelessness.
The Masonic grand chapter met at Huron
Monday norsing and closed it's business at
night. The number Of chapters have not in
creased in the last year, but the membership
advanced 12e. The new officers chosen are
Colliss V. Pratt, Of Fraudrau, most eminent
grand high priest; John F. Schrader, OF Rapid
City, vice-eminent deputy grand high priest
John Davidson, Of Bismarck, right eminent
grand king; Henry I. Williams, of Aberdeen,
right eminent grand scribe; Geo. H.. Rath-
burn, of Mitchell, right eminent grand treas